Prince Maximilian of Baden

Prince Maximilian of Baden
Max von Baden in 1914
Head of the House of Baden
Tenure	9 August 1928 – 6 November 1929
Predecessor	Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden
Successor	Berthold, Margrave of Baden
Born	(1867-07-10)10 July 1867 Baden-Baden, Grand Duchy of Baden
Died	6 November 1929(1929-11-06) (aged 62) Salem, Weimar Republic
Spouse	Princess Marie Louise of Hanover ​ ​ (m. 1900)​
Issue	Princess Marie Alexandra of Baden Berthold, Margrave of Baden
Names Maximilian Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm
House	Baden
Father	Prince Wilhelm of Baden
Mother	Princess Maria Maximilianovna of Leuchtenberg
Chancellor of Germany
In office 3 October 1918 – 9 November 1918
Monarch	Wilhelm II
Preceded by	Georg von Hertling
Succeeded by	Friedrich Ebert
Minister President of Prussia
In office 3 October 1918 – 9 November 1918
Monarch	Wilhelm II
Preceded by	Georg von Hertling
Succeeded by	Friedrich Ebert
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Prussia
In office 3 October 1918 – 9 November 1918
Monarch	Wilhelm II
Preceded by	Georg von Hertling
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Personal details
Political party	Independent

Maximilian, Margrave of Baden (Maximilian Alexander Friedrich Wilhelm; 10 July 1867 – 6 November 1929),^[1] also known as Max von Baden, was a German prince, general, and politician. He was heir presumptive to the throne of the Grand Duchy of Baden, and in October and November 1918 briefly served as the last chancellor of the German Empire and minister-president of Prussia. He sued for peace on Germany's behalf at the end of World War I based on U.S. President Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points and took steps towards transforming the government into a parliamentary system. As the German Revolution of 1918–1919 spread, he handed over the office of chancellor to SPD Chairman Friedrich Ebert and unilaterally proclaimed the abdication of Emperor Wilhelm II. Both events took place on 9 November 1918, marking the beginning of the Weimar Republic.